Top Gun Theme Chords & Tabs
TOP GUN THEME
PERFORMED BY STEVIE STEVENS
tabbed by tom larcombe
any comments e-mail me badasstommyboy@hotmail.com
0:13
e|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
B|----8---8--6p5-|-6p5----------------|-5-------5-6---5---|-4/5------------|
G|-5-------------|-----7---7-----5h7--|----7------------5-|-----7----dive--|
D|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
A|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
E|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
w.bar
0:22
e|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|---------------|
B|----8---8--6p5-|-6p5----------------|-5-------5-6---5---|-8---dive------|
G|/5-------------|-----7---7-----5h7--|----7------------5-|---------------|
D|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|---------------|
A|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|---------------|
E|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|---------------|
scoop into first note, from the last dive. w.bar
0:32
e|----------------|-------------------|----------------------|-------------|
B|----14-14-12p11-|-12p11-------------|-11-------11h12-11----|-9/11--------|
G|-11-------------|-------13-13-11h13-|----13-------------11-|------13-dive|
D|----------------|-------------------|----------------------|-------------|
A|----------------|-------------------|----------------------|-------------|
E|----------------|-------------------|----------------------|-------------|
scoop
0:41
e|----------------|-------------------|----------------------|-------------|
B|----14-14-12p11-|-12p11-------------|-11----11-11h12-11----|-14~~~~------|
G|-11-------------|-------13-13-11h13-|----13-------------11-|-------------|
D|----------------|-------------------|----------------------|-------------|
A|----------------|-------------------|----------------------|-------------|
E|----------------|-------------------|----------------------|-------------|
scoop
0:49
e|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
B|----8---8--6p5-|-6p5----------------|-5-------5h6---5---|-4/5------------|
G|-5-------------|-----7---7-----5h7--|----7------------5-|-----7----dive--|
D|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
A|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
E|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
w.bar
0:58
e|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
B|----8--ph8--6p5|-6p5----------------|---5-----5-6---5---|----------------|
G|/5-------------|-----7---7-----5h7--|------7----------7-|-7p5-5-dive-----|
D|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
A|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
E|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
scoopinto first note, from the last dive. w.bar
1:20
all
nh
e|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
B|-12-----8---8--6p5-|-6p5----------------|-5-------5h6---5---|-5--------------|
G|-12--5-------------|-----7---7-----5h7--|----7------------5-|-----7----dive--|
D|-12----------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
A|-12----------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
E|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
pick these while bar is depressed
and rise into them. w.bar
1:31
e|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
B|----8---8--6p5-|-6p5----------------|-5-------5h6---5---|--8---dive------|
G|/5-------------|-----7---7-----5h7--|----7------------5-|----------------|
D|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
A|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
E|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
scoopinto first note, from the last dive. w.bar
1:40
e|----------------|-------------------|----------------------|---------------|
B|----14-14-12p11-|-12p11-------------|-11-------11h12-11----|sc11-----------|
G|-11-------------|-------13-13-11h13-|----13-------------11-|---13-dive-----|
D|----------------|-------------------|----------------------|---------------|
A|----------------|-------------------|----------------------|---------------|
E|----------------|-------------------|----------------------|---------------|
scoop
1:51
e|----------------|---------------------|----------------------|-------------|
B|----14-14-12p11-|-12p11---------------|-11----11-11-12-11----|-14----------|
G|-11-------------|-------13-ph13-11-13-|----13-------------11-|-------------|
D|----------------|---------------------|----------------------|-------------|
A|----------------|---------------------|----------------------|-------------|
E|----------------|---------------------|----------------------|-------------|
scoop slight raise of bar on last note
making the note slightly sharp,
then whammy down ready for the
next scoop.
1:59
Raise the 5th fret nh up and lower the 7th.
e|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|------------------|
B|----8---8--6p5-|-6p5----------------|-5-------5h6---5---|-4/5--------------|
G|-5-------------|-----7---7-----5h7--|----7------------5-|-----7--nh5---nh7-|
D|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|------------------|
A|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|------------------|
E|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|------------------|
w.bar
2:08 use whammy bar towards end to add a warble effect
e|--------------|--------------------|--------------|---------------------|
B|----8---8--6p5|-6p5----------------|--------------|---------------------|
G|-5------------|-----7---7-----5h7--|--------------|---------------------|
D|--------------|--------------------|-5--3-2-3-2---|---------------------|
A|--------------|--------------------|------------5-|-5\3-3--dive---------|
E|--------------|--------------------|--------------|---------------------|
w.bar
2:32
e|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-|-3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-x-x-x-x-----|
D|-5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-|-3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-x-x-x-x--8--|
A|-3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-x-x-x-x-|-1-1-x-x-x-x-3-3-x-x-x-x-----|
E|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
2:36
e|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-------------------------|--7-------------------------------|
D|-7h8p7-5--10\9/10--------|--7-------------------------------|
A|-----------8\7/8---------|--5-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
2:41
e|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|---------------3bf-3bf---|-ph3bf~~~~--------------3bf~~~~r--|
D|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-3~~---------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
2:46 vibrato with bar
e|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----2h3-2----------------|----------------------------------|
D|--------------3-3-2-3----|--ph3bf~~r----nh5~~~~~~~----------|
A|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
2:50
e|-------------------------|-12--12-13-13/15------------------|
b|-------------------------|---13------------15/17------------|
g|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------10-------|----------------------------------|
A|-7-7---8---10------------|----------------------------------|
E|-----8---8----8-----8----|----------------------------------|
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2:52
e|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--17p13-------15p11----18p17p13-15--------18-|--17p13-15-------------------------|
G|-------15-(15)------10--------------15-17----|------------15bf~~~~~---7bh~r--5---|
D|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
2:56
e|------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|---ph6bf----ph6bf-|--------------------------------------|
G|--------(5)-------|--5-7---5-----------------------------|
D|------------------|------8---7-8-5-7---5-----------------|
A|------------------|------------------8---7bhr------------|
E|------------------|-------------------------------8~~~---|
2:59
e|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|--8h9---------8bh--------8bh-------8bh--------8bh----------|
D|---------------------------------------------|-----(10)-(8)-----(10)-9----(10)-9------(10)-9---(10)-9----|
A|--6h7--------6h7--------6h7-------6h7--------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----(8)-(6)----(8)-(6)----(8)-(6)----(8)-(6)|-----------------------------------------------------------|
3:04
e|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------12-|
B|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8h9--------8h9--------8h9--------8h9---10-|-10bf-10br-8-10bf-10br-8-10bf-10br-8-10bf-10br-8--------|
D|----(10)-(8)---(10)-(8)---(10)-(8)----10---|--------------------------------------10----------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
3:08
e|----12----10---------12----10--------12----10---------12-|----12----10---------12----10--------12----10---------12-|
B|-------13----11---------13----11--------13----11-(11)----|-------13----11---------13----11--------13----11-(11)----|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------(10)------------(10)---------------------|----------------(10)------------(10)---------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
3:12
e|--=------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
3:12
e|-12bh~r--10h12----10--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------13----ph13bf--11--12/4p0-|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|-0h4h7t12p7p4p0h4h7t12p7p4p0h4h7t12p7p4p0h4h7t12p7p4p0-|
D|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
3:15
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0h4h7t10p7p4p0h4h7t10p7p4p0h4h7t10p7p4p0h4h7t10p7p4p0h4h7t10p7p4p0h4h7t10p7p4p0h4h7t10p7p4p0h4h7t10p7p4p0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
3:17
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0h4h7t12p7p4p0h4h7t12p7p4p0h4h7t12p7p4p0h4h7t12p7p4p0h4h7t14p7p4p0h4h7t14p7p4p0h4h7t14p7p4p0h4h7t14p7p4p0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
3:19
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0h4h7t16p7p4p0h4h7t16p7p4p0h4h7t16p7p4p0h4h7t16p7p4p0h4h7t17p7p4p0h4h7t17p7p4p0--slide fingers up string-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
when sliding fingers up string, do once with the fretting hand
then once again with the picking hand
3:24
e|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
B|----8---8--6p5-|-6p5----------------|-5-------5-6---5---|-5--------------|
G|-5-------------|-----7---7-----5h7--|----7------------5-|----7--nh5dive--|
D|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
A|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
E|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
3:33
e|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
B|----8--ph8--6p5|-6p5----------------|---5-----5-6---5---|----------------|
G|/5-------------|-----7---7-----5h7--|------7----------7-|-7p5-5-dive-----|
D|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
A|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
E|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
scoop into first note, from the last dive. w.bar
3:41
e|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
B|----8---8--6p5-|-6p5----------------|-5-------5-6---5---|-5-------------------|
G|-5-------------|-----7---7-----5h7--|----7------------5-|----7----------------|
D|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|--------sh3bf--------|
E|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
scoop into first note, from the last dive.
3:50
e|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
B|----8--ph8--6p5|-6p5----------------|---5-----5-6---5---|----------------|
G|/5-------------|-----7---7-----5h7--|------7----------7-|-7p5-5-dive-----|
D|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
A|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
E|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
scoop into first note, from the last dive. w.bar
repeat main theme until fade out
this bit starts just as the song finally fades out.
e|------------------|-------------|
B|------------------|-------------|
G|--ph5-------------|---9bfr 7-5--|
D|----------ph5-----|-------------|
A|------ph3-----ph3-|-------------|
E|------------------|-------------|
ph = pinch harmonic
nh = natural harmonic
sh = semi harmonic
(5) = muted fretted note
bf = full bend
bh = half bend
br = release bend